Bottle opener



Patented Feb. 11, 1930 PATENT orr ce LEONARD G. GRAY, F DECATUR,ILLINOIS BOTTLE ornnnn Application filed February 24, 1927. Serial No.170,483.

My invention relates to that class of openers which are designed toremove the caps from capped bottles, and has for its object to provide abottle opener of this type which may be conveniently secured to the wallof a room. l

Experience has shown that people, espe cially in hotel rooms, when theydesire to open a bottle, make use of the door jambs lo and furniture,thus causing considerable damage which it is .impossible for the hotelproprietor to keep track of.

My invention has for its object to provide a bottle opener which can beattached to the woodwork in the room, or the bathroom so a that therewill be no occasion to deface or damage the woodwork.

My invention has for its further object to provide a construction sothat when the hottle is opened, it will be in an upright position, thusavoiding any danger of spilling the contents on the carpets or floor.

My invention has for its further object to provide in connection withthe capopener, a torsional extractor to pull corks from bottles whichare closed in that manner and to so arrange the extractor thatboth-hands of the operator may be used to extract the cork thus greatlyincreasing the ease of extraction. My means ofaccomplishing theforegoing objects can be more readily understood by having reference tothe accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a top view; Fig. 2 is a.front elevation;

Fig. 3 is a side view showing the support; Fig. 4 is a side view showingthe manner of opening bottles. Similar reference numerals refertosimilar parts throughout the entire description.

As shown in the drawings, my improve- "ment comprises a perpendicularportion 1, the lower part of which forms an inclined plane 2 whichterminates in a hook portion 3 which is adapted to engage the edges ofthe cap of the bottle, as shown in dotted lines. The perpendicularportion 1 is preferably formed integrally with a base portion 4 which isformed by two circular members provided with openings 5 and 6 for thereception of bottle.

wood screws 7 and 8. In the upper edge of the perpendicular portion 1, Iform a slot 9 in which is mounted the ring 10 of the torsional extractor11. The edges 12 and 13 p of the slot 9 are then peened oversuiiiciently to prevent the removal of the ring 10, yet permit it tofreely slide around to any desired angle for use.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The screws 7 and 8 having been driven into the woodwork 14, (afragmentary portion of this only being shown, as it forms no part of my.invention) the bottle isplaced in the position shown in the full lines15, the hook 3 engaging underneath the cap 16 on the The bottle is thenmoved into the position shown by the dotted lines 17. Obviously, by thisoperation the cap will be pulled from the'bottle, but the open bottlewill have assumed a vertical position, thus efiectually preventing itscontents being spilt should the bottle be corked instead of beingcapped, the 'tortional extractor is screwed into the cork when thebottle may be grasped with both hands, thus doubling the I availablepower required to extract the cork. Having thus described my invention,what I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

A combined bottle cap and cork remover comprising two circular membershaving central openings therethrough to receive wood screws to hold theextractor in position, a na

